Teresa Nielsen Hayden has posted a “differently illegible” version of her nielsenhayden.com: tangible artifacts | CafePress” href=”http://www.cafepress.com/nielsenhayden.11458217″>blue on yellow nutbar T-shirt at CafePress
I’m tempted, it’s a great design. And then, of course, the yellow indicates that I’m a happy, optimistic person.
I heard about this on WWDTM this morning, then when I saw the [...]
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Prisoners without Trials - Blumner: Treatment of Guantanamo prisoners unprecedented in U.S.
In the 1660s, England’s Lord Clarendon was in the habit of sending prisoners to remote islands and military garrisons in order to put them out of reach of the due process protections afforded by English courts. For these misdeeds, Clarendon was impeached, and in [...]
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Shoe alert shuts New York airport
New York’s LaGuardia airport was evacuated and flights were halted for about two hours after a man’s shoe set off a false alarm during screening.
A search was launched for the man after he was allowed to pass through security despite setting off the alarm for [...]
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I just heard Jon Ronson on This American Life, in a piece about Lord Clarendon, his resting place at Westiminster Abbey, and the legal concept of Habeas Corpus, which is relevant to the issue of Guantanamo prisoners held indefinitely, without access to lawyers, information, or with any hope of a fair trial or release. It [...]
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Care for Upper Respiratory Infections
What Are The Symptoms of URI?
Scratchy or sore throat
Sneezing, runny nose, and nasal congestion
Cough
Watery eyes
Ear congestion
Slight fever (99 to 100ºF or 37.2 to 37.8ºC)
Fatigue
Headache
Loss of appetite
Pooey. It’s the weekend, and I’m sick with a URI of some kind. No aches or that “ill” feeling, so it’s probably a cold. It’s been [...]
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